Home Theater

Home Theater System

The audio system is said to be the soul of the home theater system and we believe the picture should be the heart. Scroll down to read our explanation of the different system configurations and how to choose from 5.1, 7.1, 5.2.4 and many more types of surround sound system setup. We'll also give you a quick look at the different projectors and what is more appropriate for you.

Home Theater Rooms

Whether you already have a dedicated theater room in your home or you want us to convert that spare room into a astonishing home theater room, we'll have the solution for you, at FNC Home Theater we can do everyday things like building seat risers, wall columns, star ceiling, crown molding with LED or some more customized things like sound proofing the room or building a bar behind the theater chairs.

Lets define the different setups

What is a 5.1 system?

A 5.1 surround sound system is the most commony used setup, it is found in
home theater rooms, living rooms, media rooms etc. But what is it? it's
simple,the first number (5) corresponds to the amount of surround sound
speakers, that is 3 in front (left, center and right) and 2 in the back
(rear right and rear left) behind the seats and ideally a few feet away
from the seating spots. The second number (1) corresponds to the amount
of subwoofers, a 5.1 system uses one sub and a 5.2 uses two.

Example of sound separation in a 5.1 system:

Imagine yourself
watching an action movie in which an airplane is coming towards you,
because you'll see it in front you will hear it on your front speakers
and the subwoofer (s) starts picking up the vibration, and when the plane
passes, you'll hear it behind you on your rear speakers, and just as it
passes you, a soldier who is located deep on the left side of the screen,
shoots a rocket to the warplane, you'll hear the shot on your front left
speaker and as the airplane turns to your rear right, you'll hear the explosion
behind you, on your rear right speaker, making you feel inmersed into The
movie, in crossed fire.

What is a 7.1 system?

The 7.1 system is very similar to the 5.1 explaned above, it uses 3
speakers in front and 2 in the back as well as 1 subwoofer, but additionally,
it uses 2 more speakers in the middle (one on the left and one on the
right) to add movie effects to the middle sides. So as you may have guessed,
a 7.2 system comes with two subwoofers just as a 7.4 will have four, so
remember, the first number is the amount of surround speakers while the
secnd number is the amount of subwoofer, if you see a 9.2 system that
means you have 9 surround speakers (used in very large rooms) and 2 subwoofers.

What is a 5.1.2 or Dolby Atmos system?

Dolby Atmos is the flavor of the month, it was created in 2012 but has
been implemented more and more since 2015, so what is it? Dolby
Atmos as well as DTSX (DTSX is a dirrefent technology that offers the same
results/product) adds another dimmension of sound to the theater room, 3D sound, the
overhead sounds or the sound that comes from up above. It starts with 2 Atmos
speakers and grows in pairs (5.1.2, 5.1.4 etc.). This is the recommended way
to go, we predict that soon all movies will be filmed in Dolby Atmos and/or
DTSX so it pays to have it on your theater room, we currently install Atmos
systems in about 70% of our home theater installs and if you notice, all
the main movie theaters in the big cities have or are upgrading to Atmos.

Example of Atmos sound:

If an airplane in a movie is coming towards you and you have a Dolby
Atmos or DTSX system, you'll hear it first on the front speakers, then
on the overhead speakers (above you) and then behind you. You will be
thriled when you hear rain in these systems, as in real life, rain sounds
everywhere around you but thunders always comes from up above, from your
atmos speakers, so many great scenarios in an atmos filmed movie can get
the "Wow" out of your mouth.

Come visit our showroom to see, hear and feel the movie in surround
sound and Dolby Atmos before you buy.

Home Theater Room Ideas

Get inspired by our collection of theater rooms

Houston TX

Room

Theater

About Us

At FNC Theater, we're passionate about home entertainment and security. We want to help you make the most of your space by designing a setup that gives you the best picture and sound available at your home in Houston, Texas and its surroundings.